Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-16
The Panhandle Plot.
Latest Phase OF the Robbery
Yet More Thieves to
Apprehend.
Chicago Almost Sure to Win the
Worlds Championship from
the St. Louis Club.
RESORT TO THREATS.
The Action of the Desperate PanhandI.
Thieves.


The Action of the Desperate PanhandI.
Thieves.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April l3.-The &C.
completes of the railroad thieves are
resorting 10 threats to intimidate the
Panhandle railroad officials. Among
the mail laid on Superintendent Tay-
l0r's deck this morning was a letter in
dainty envelope. Ii was addressed
to Mr.. Taylor, who opened it and
found the following threatening
nlsrive:
Don't make any more arrest, damn
you, or We will cut your damn wires,
snd do il as often as we please. You
can't get us al, and you had better let
the matter drop. Denison, Ohio, April
II, lss7.n
Supt Taylor thinks he recognizes
the hand writing, and the man sus-
pected will be spotted. He is still in
the company's employ.
A number Of the accused, wEo have
been interviewed, assert their inno-
cence and give plausible explanations
for the goods found in their possession.
John Nimmo, chief of the Brother
hood Of Brakemen on the Panhandle
road, called on Deputy Mayor Griff,
before whom the warrants had been
sworn out this morning and stated
that he had been employed on the
Panhandle road for the past four
months; during that time he had
never seen anything crooked among
the employees. The Brotherhood, he
said, would employ counsel to defend
the prisoners and II possible establish
their innocence. If the proofs were
shown of their guilt, however, the
Brotherhood would assist in their con-
viction. 1t was the intention also to
proceed against the company for dam
ages If the charges against any OF the
meD under arrest are not sustained.
Supt. Taylor, in speaking Of the ar
rests, stated to-day that there were
still large number of the train men
on the Pittsburgh division on whom
there did not rest the slig1test sus.
picion. He said that there were eigh-
| ~ through freights between PittsbTgh
and Columbus. OF this number thir.
ty-fve were west of DennisoD and
were not under surveillance. Of the
remaining forty-ive crews, employing
$50 men, sixty were arrested. This
left about 10 men between Pittsburgh
and Dennison, he said, who were not
under suspicion and were still work.
ing.
The assistant district attorney stated
to-day that ii was the Intention uf the
grand jury to finish the work laid out
for this term next week, but If IL seems
better that the jury should hold over
ten days In order To dispose of the
railroad cases that will be done.
The United states authorities have
decided to proceed against the Pan
handle plunderer- for breaking into
government bounded cars. An inves.
tigation Is now In progress here, and
the matter will theL be laid before the
department Of justice for further ac-
tioD.
The Pennsylvania company an.
nounced to-day through one Of Its
leading officials that five days would
be given To people having in their pos
session stolen goods from the Panhan.
die trains in which TO return the
same. all these packages must be sd.
dressed "E. b. Taylor, Supt. Packing
Room, Union Depot, Pittsburgh No
questions will be asked aud no further
Investigation follow If the goods are
returned. The company has list Of
over forty houses in this city in which
stolen property Is concesled and IL |,
to reach these and save the the troubl,
Of numerous arr sts and long trial'
that this method has been adopted.